highlights from the Platform International Animation Festival

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PLATFORM INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL

"The first anything-goes show in Portland rocks... one of the most memorable film events our town has ever seen." -The Oregonian

Jack H. Skirball Screening Series

Pushing the creative envelope for new animation, the inaugural Platform festival held this past June in Portland, Oregon, presented a dizzying lineup of innovative work that ran the gamut from theatrical films and videos to live performance, from installation to animation for mobile phones and the Internet. This selection of highlights offers Los Angeles animation aficionados the rare opportunity to view on the big screen the best and most daring work from the festival. The program showcases new animation by award-winning independent filmmakers such as Don Hertzfeld and Miwa Matreyek, plus work by the acclaimed Luis Cook from Aardman Animations.

REDCAT NEWS

The New Original Works Festival (NOW) is a three-week interdisciplinary program offering a variety of short works and some longer projects in their Los Angeles premieres. The Festival takes place in July and August and artists are given development support through rehearsal space, technical assistance, access to equipment and an honorarium. Projects are selected through a proposal process, with an emphasis on new projects in development and/or early career artists.